(2559) Svoboda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1981 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Svoboda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSvobodaSvoboda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svoboda is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2559
Provisional designation1981 UH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter20.9 km (#2,092 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0340
Spectral typeXk
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.153
Inclination8.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.40 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 October 1981

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